Constituency questions
Northern Metropolitan Region
Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (12:48): (1772) My constituency question is to the Minister for Health in the other place. Last week the Allan Labor government officially opened the Craigieburn Community Hospital as part of the more than $800 million support for the community hospitals program. This facility run by the brilliant folks at Northern Health is already delivering vital dialysis and public dental services. This hospital means families in Melbourne’s north can access high-quality care closer to home. It is easing pressures on our major hospitals so they can focus on emergency and complex cases. My question to the minister is: what new services will be coming to the Craigieburn Community Hospital, and how will it improve access to local health care, particularly in our growing communities?